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FILE - A goal posts is wrapped with the NFL logo in honor of Veterans Day during an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 11, 2013. Fox’s NFL pregame show is going international for the first time in 13 years for their annual Veterans Day show. This week’s “Fox NFL Sunday” will originate from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Fox's NFL pregame will do Veterans Day show from Qatar

By Joe Reedy Nov. 10, 2022 08:00 AM EST

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Fox Sports heads to Naval Academy for military salute

By The Associated Press Nov. 05, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, file photo, Navy special teams defender Cameron Kinley celebrates a missed field goal by Memphis during an NCAA college football game in Memphis, Tenn. On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. military will allow Naval Academy graduate Kinley to pursue a career in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
Pentagon chief allows Naval Academy grad to pursue NFL job

Jul. 06, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

This undated photo provided by the United States Coast Guard shows a U.S. Coast Guard cutter named for Emlen Tunnell, docked in Bollinger Shipyard, in Lockport, La. Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, served in the Coast Guard during and after World War II, where he was credited with saving the lives of two shipmates in separate incidents. Now, a Coast Guard cutter and an athletic building on the Coast Guard Academy campus are being named in honor of the former New York Giants defensive back. (United States Coast Guard via AP)
Coast Guard honors Black veteran, NFL great Emlen Tunnell

By Pat Eaton-Robb Feb. 06, 2021 08:26 AM EST

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) runs around Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller (83) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Cleveland. Garrett injured his knee in the first quarter in the Browns 16-6 loss to the Raiders. (AP Photo/David Richard)
The Latest: Air Force-Army football rescheduled to December

By The Associated Press Nov. 25, 2020 10:36 AM EST

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman does his interview following the team's 24-13 win over Tennessee in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
The Latest: Dodgers organization has 5 positive virus cases

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:51 PM EST

Fans wearing protective face masks watch the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (Jose Sena Goulao, Pool via AP)
The Latest: Lions put Jalen Elliott on reserve/COVID-19 list

By The Associated Press Nov. 05, 2020 08:34 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks to the media with Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Khalid Al Attiyah at the Pentagon in Washington. Barely four months into his tenure, Esper is making his second trek across the Pacific. And yet it is the Middle East – most recently a near-war with Iran and an actual war in Syria – that in Washington commands more attention and demands more American troops. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
US military academy athletes can now delay service, go pro

By Lolita C. Baldor Nov. 14, 2019 06:32 PM EST

The Los Angeles Chargers warm up before the start of their high altitude practice at the Falcons Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The Chargers arrived in Colorado Springs on Monday and will spend the week practicing at the higher altitude at the Air Force Academy in preparation for Mexico City in next weeks' game against the Kansas City Chiefs. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette via AP)
Chargers elevate game by practicing at Air Force Academy

By Pat Graham Nov. 12, 2019 07:33 PM EST

In this 2017 photo provided by Fox Sports, from left to right, Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson pose during the "Fox NFL Sunday" pregame show at Naval Station-Norfolk. This year's Salute to Veterans Day show will originate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (Jen Pransky/Fox Sports via AP)
Fox NFL pregame show to originate from West Point on Sunday

By Joe Reedy Nov. 07, 2019 06:19 PM EST

President Donald Trump speaks during the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point football team, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump wants to restore waiver for service academy athletes

By Kevin Freking May. 06, 2019 03:46 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings rookie Austin Cutting talks with reporters after rookie minicamp workouts began at the NFL football team's complex Friday, May 3, 2019, in Eagan, Minn. Cutting became the first Air Force player drafted in 20 years, when the Vikings took the long snapper in the seventh round. Pursuing a pro football career isn't so simple, though, with required military service to be sorted out first for Cutting. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Vikings rookie long snapper has Air Force duty to fulfill

By Dave Campbell May. 03, 2019 06:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Air Force wide receiver Jalen Robinette takes part in a drill to prepare for the NFL Combine at a workout facility in Centennial, Colo. Two years after the U.S. Defense Department thwarted his plans of going straight from the Air Force Academy to the NFL, Robinette is determined to turn that detour into a dream delayed as he approaches the fulfillment of his two-year commitment of active duty. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Former Air Force receiver hoping NFL is a dream delayed

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 05, 2019 03:42 PM EDT